Staff / TruthdigNov 30, 2012
The man who pointed out that a crying Jesus statue in Mumbai wasn't a miracle was threatened with imprisonment and death; Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have inspired erotic fan fiction; meanwhile, Finland has found the key to effective education reform: equity. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigNov 26, 2012
Will Hutton, writing in The Observer, says the "precious freedom of speech of an individual is different from the freedom of speech of a media corporation with its capacity to manipulate the opinions of millions." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 24, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI claims that, thanks to a sixth-century monk's mistake, the most commonly used calendar is off by several years; topless feminists disguised as nuns protest anti-gay marriage in Paris; meanwhile, mainstream media pile on the same cliches about Israel and Palestine we've been hearing for 40 years. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 19, 2012
The president and Congress reaching a "grand bargain" would mean significant cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; some Republican senators believe Obama is using a Cold War-era mind-control technique on American citizens; meanwhile, millions showed up to the largest coordinated strike Europe has ever seen. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 8, 2012
Twenty-six states have "outsourced" the provision of food stamps to JPMorgan; the GOP has no need to despair, seeing as Obama acts like a moderate Republican; meanwhile, new research shows that Britain has invaded 90% of the world. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 27, 2012
Many East Germans are choosing credit cards with an image of a Karl Marx bust staring at the MasterCard logo; Urban Outfitters, owned by a right-wing conservative, is selling Mitt Romney merchandise to irony-thirsty hipsters; meanwhile, the political pressure Latinos placed on Obama is finally paying off. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 30, 2012
The verdict in Britain's Supreme Court did not go well Wednesday for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been fighting extradition to Sweden on sexual assault charges. Assange has been granted two weeks to consider his next move, which may be a petition for a retrial.The verdict in Britain's Supreme Court did not go well for the WikiLeaks founder. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 7, 2012
Police in Russia's capital began cracking heads Sunday once some of the 20,000 Russians marching against Vladimir Putin made a turn for the Kremlin Putin resumes the presidency Monday after a four-year interlude as prime minister. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 6, 2012
The austerity regime in Europe took a big hit Sunday, with French voters electing Socialist Francois Hollande, while the Greeks, also voting Sunday, handed out pink slips to the ruling centrist coalition that has slashed government spending on EU orders.The austerity regime in Europe took a big hit Sunday, with French voters electing Socialist Francois Hollande. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 4, 2012
Adlene Hicheur, a 35-year-old Algerian-born nuclear physicist who worked in Switzerland’s CERN laboratory, was sentenced to five years in prison by a French court for "criminal association with a view to plotting terrorist attacks" on a French barracks with al-Qaida’s North African affiliate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 23, 2012
Until his daughter, Marine, captured 19 percent of the vote in France's first round of presidential elections Sunday, Jean Marie Le Pen was the country's most politically successful right-wing crazy In a way he saw this coming, promoting his daughter, as The Guardian recalls, as a "big healthy blonde girl an ideal physical specimen". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 15, 2012
Angry Greeks tried to torch Athens after parliament passed an austerity package Sunday While European leaders continue to press for additional cuts, the Greek minister for citizen protection says the Greek people "cannot take any more we have reached the limits of the social and economic system". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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